03 December 2008	The on-line newspaper devoted to the world of transports	03:13 GMT+1

May 3, 2004 Shipping groups dispute port fees - again Asean federation takes its international counterpart TSA head-on after the latter chooses to deal with individual councils By Nicholas Fang SHIPPERS in the region are at their wits' end after having been confounded by shipping lines over the long-held bone of contention between the two parties - terminal handling charges or THCs. In a dramatic sequence of events last week, the Federation of Asean Shippers' Councils (FASC) and the Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement (TSA), a grouping of 14 major container shipping lines plying routes between Asia and the United States, clashed over THCs which have been disputed since their introduction over a decade ago ...... Read more on The Straits Times Search for hotel Destination O Other destinations Check-in date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Check-out date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Search on Select the subject:  All News Ports Tourism Database Aviation Trucking Index Home Page Press Review - Piazza Matteotti 1/3 - 16123 Genoa - ITALY phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail